The combined use of embryos and semen for cryogenic conservation of mammalian livestock genetic resources

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 657-675

  Boettcher, Paul J ^a,b   Stella, Alessandra ^c   Pizzi, Flavia ^a   Gandini, Gustavo ^d  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^b INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^c PARCO TECNOLOGICO PADANO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breed reconstruction; Embryo; Gene banks; Genetic conservation; Semen

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; CRYOPRESERVATION; LIVESTOCK;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EMBRYO (ANATOMY); FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HORSE; MALE; RABBIT; SPERM PRESERVATION; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; CATTLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FEMALE; HORSES; MALE; RABBITS; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM BANKS; SWINE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

MAMMALIA;

EID: 29244470280     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: 12979686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/gse:2005022     Document Type: Article

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